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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

235 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 12

The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

The Russians in Northern Corea have killed a number of defenceless people on the ground that Corea allowed the Japanese to conduct warlike…

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The War. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 8

Russian and Japanese scouts have sigbted each other at Sunchen 35 miles north of Ping Young. A Japanese gunboat was badly damaged…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

500 Chinchuses attacked the Russian post near Newchang, and were repulsed with a loss of 87. The Russian casualties were 42…

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The War of Wars

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

This twentieth century must grow some­what older before it is possible to appreciate io their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century…

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The War, London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

The bodies of 30 Japs have been washed ashore a: Wei-hai-wei, supposed to belong to the gunboat which sank at Chefoo…

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Jap Ait and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

On the 25th [?] the Japanese bombarded the forts at Posrt Arith and the town silencing five guns and damaging the town. A shell destroyed many [?] and others fell close to the…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 2

Russian reports state h[?] warships bombarded [?] ck [?] rule [?] the better[?] being unable to reply. [?] of the…

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The War of Wars

Southern Star · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 4

This twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it is possible to appreciate in their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, one feet…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

Russian reports state that five Japanese warships bombarded Vladivostock five miles from the shore. The batteries were unable to reply. Most of the…

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

THE whereabouts of the Russian Vladivostok squadron is a mystery, and Moscow advices state that it is feared that the squadron’s return to Vladivostok is…

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The War. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 8

A Russian squadron left Vladivostok on February 29 to search for merchantmen in northern waters. Internal troubles are disturbing Russia…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

Putts of Central St[?] and the whole of the Siberian railway have now been placed under martial law. It is reported that the Russian…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

Ths Czar has congratulated Vladivostok took on its baptism of fire. Japanese ships bambanded Talienwan and Port Arthur forts. The sheels…

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Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

Russia is accepting foreign volunteers. Fitly Beers and several Swiss officers are joining the troops at the front. Prince Louis Napoleon will go to the front in charge, of a…

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Latest Cables. the War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

The Japs have renewed the bombardment of Port Arthur. The Russian sonadron left Vladivostock on 5th Feb., 24 hours before…

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The War. London, Monday

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

GREAT damage was done to Port Arthur by the Japanese in the recent bombardment. The docks and arsenals were shattered, magazines exploded,…

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Dooley on the War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

A RUSSIAN telegram despatched from Port Arthur at 7 p.m. on Sunday denied tho report that tho place had been abandend Before the Steregutchy sank at Port Arthur…

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The War. Sydney

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 8

Early on Thursday a Japanese destroyer Motilla braved the Russian fire many special mechanical mines outside Port Arthur…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

RUSSIA has intimated that [?] as C[?] has joined Japan, she will be considered in the [?] of a belligerent Two thousand Corean [?] have…

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